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I'm surprised Philly only got 6 votes on this thread.
Never surprised by Philly getting few votes in any thread unless they are about trash or crime...
But on the whole I would think as good a case in this topic could be made for Philly. PA is really a tale of two different states. the SE and most of rest. Over simplifying the state is very developed NE corridor in the SE corner and more appalachian (think more like WV for a good chunk of the remainder) that over simplifies it but isn't that far from the truth
I believe even with two large cities PA may actually have the largest rural designated population of all states - or it did until recently I believe
The short answer is YES--New York City is far different from the rest of the state, even the upstate cities. Once you get beyond the metro area, NY state is far whiter, far more Republican, far more socially conservative (one of the upstate assembymen who voted for gay marriage got booted out of office in the last election), far less economically developed, far less dense, far more car-oriented, far more green, far fewer cultural and artistic attractions, far less an impact from immigration, and on and on.
Some suburbs in the metro area are more Republican than average upstate NY.
I ay New York. My argument is that it's the difference of a big, populated, dense city then farms and mountains north upstate, with some smaller cities, small towns, and straight up rural areas. Can the same be said for many areas of the country? Sure, except since New York City is the densest (large city), most populated, most popular city in the country, it has an edge over the others and the difference between city/metro and upstate areas is greater IMO.
Philly. PA is a redneck state like West Virginia immediately outside Greater Philly.
And Philadelphia is ratchet ghetto as hell. They are almost as bad as Detroit. So Philly is not exactly culturally sophisticated either.
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